Peter Sagal goes on an irreverent romp through the history of the United States of America to reveal how money makes the world go around, from the Civil War to more recent historical events.
EPISODE 1
Watergate
A look at how the infamous Watergate political scandal is linked to Nixon, Kennedy and Howard Hughes's craving for personal wealth.
EPISODE 2
Civil War
Peter Sagal looks into the Southern myth of the Civil War as he was taught in the 1980s. Plus, he examines how "Gone With the Wind" became a national parable.
EPISODE 3
Cold War
Peter Sagal follows a trail of money to reveal how the Cold War was really won. Not by dangerous weapons of war, but blue jeans, silk stockings and fast food.
EPISODE 4
Transcontinental Railroad
The movies have taught people that the west was won by rugged individuals with a gun on one hip and a gal on the other. But those Americans who settled the west, those icons of freedom and independence, lived at the mercy of the railroad tycoons.
Peter Sagal
